Plastic Bag Parachute

Author: GSLC

You will need: a plastic grocery bag, scissors, a ruler and a pencil, yarn, aclothespin pal/small plastic toy (or even a small rock or other similar weight willsuffice).1. From the grocery bag, cut a piece of plastic at least 14 inches square.2. Cut four pieces of yarn, each 24 inches long.3. Use the pencil to poke a hole in each corner of the plastic. Knot a piece ofyarn in each hole.4. Hold the four yarn ends together and fasten them in an overhand knot asshown.5. Tie the yarn around your weight (clothespin pal/small plastic toy/rock/etc.)6. To prepare your parachute for sky-diving, hold it by the center of the parachute so thestrings and weight hand down. Fold over the parachute and loosely wind the strings andpal around it to make a small bundle.7. Toss up the parachute bundle as high as you can. It should float gently to the ground